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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1937
Page
2
Dawn Bomb Attacks Kill and Damage Across City
The dawn bombing killed and injured several as bombs struck near the American embassy and a telephone building. Fire and shattered windows followed the blasts while other floors of the embassy building suffered damage. Elsewhere, Basques and insurgents clashed near Orduna amid reports of heavy losses and ongoing offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ank
UES
Hendaye
Mola
Bilbao
Orduna
Barbecue for Wesley Memorial Stewards Meeting
The Junior board of stewards of Wesley Memorial church meet this afternoon at 5 20 at Camp Unhar. The program is led by W B Stone with a baseball game demonstration by Scout No 1 preceding the barbecue. Charlie Kearns will preside over the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial Church
Camp Unhar
Stone
Con
Bartue
Charlie Kearns
City Lake Opens Tomorrow for Third Season in High Point
City Lake Park begins its third season tomorrow at 1 p.m. with the new million and a quarter gallon swimming pool, a 4 p.m. horse show and an 8 p.m. softball game. The facility features modern filtration, hourly purity checks, two tennis courts, and staff-led swim classes last year attracting over 44 000 swimmers. Manager Wade Marlette and assistant William Boyd head a team including Irvin Coffield and Marjorie Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
City Lake Park
W. F. Bailey
Parks and Juvenile
Bailey
Wade Marlette
William Boyd
Irvin Coffield
Marjorie Barker
Robert Rankin
Clark Hubbard
Richard Meiskey
Tony Simeon
Edgar Hartley
Lloyd Whitely
Vernon von Drehle
Marion Sams
Garland Causey
Clara Wilson
Ford says riot at Rouge plant staged to cover up union failure
Ford Motor Company claimed a riot at its Rouge plant gates was staged to cover up the United Automobile Workers failure to organize Ford workers. The company blamed the UAW and newspapers for demanding a dramatic Ford strike story, and criticized Homer Martin for accusing Henry Ford of fascism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford
Henry Ford
Homer aMrtin
Furniture retailers oppose cooperatives and direct selling
Leaders from Haverty stores condemn using tax money for consumer cooperatives and direct sales outside legitimate retail channels. The Chapel Hill cooperative group faced sharp criticism at yesterday’s meeting. Evening banquet at King Cotton ballroom featured Thomas W. Sprinkle as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill Co-Operative Group
Clarence Haverty
Haverty Stores
King Cotton Ballroom
Thomas W. Sprinkle
High Point
Ed Woollen Enters West Point July 1
FA Woollen son of Mr and Mrs J W Woollen of 602 Hillcrest Drive has received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point N Y. He will enter training there July 1 after meeting entry requirements and receiving the appointment from Congressman William B Umstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FA Woolen
J. W. Woolen
Hillcrest Drive
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
William B. Umstead
Roosevelt Seeks Law To Halt Tax Payment Evasion
President and government push a new measure to curb come tax evasion worth millions while Supreme Court briefs back federal aid for municipal power projects. Senate opposition grows to wage hour proposals as relief funding and WPA projects draw intense debate in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Stanley Reed
King
Utah
Capitol
House
Senate
Fire destroys plant on Park Street two-story building
Fire experts traced the blaze to the rear of the Park Street plant and said it swept forward. Firefighters used nine streams to control the inferno as investigators noted repaired sprinklers were out of service and no permit had been issued for planned repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingram
Mr. Ragan
Kellogg’s All Bran Promises Constipation Relief
Readers are urged to try Kellogg’s All Bran as a ready to eat cereal to ease constipation. The ad claims the product adds bulk with water to form a cleansing mass and supplies vitamin B and iron, recommending two tablespoons daily with meals and three times daily in severe cases. It mentions a guarantee from Battle Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg’s
Schedule of William Penn Commencement Activities
News of Interest To Colored People lists the schedule for William Penn events. Tonight at 8 o'clock an annual oratorical contest and industrial arts exhibit features speakers on Quaker topics led by Hattie Malloy Doris Harrington Edith Williamson Willie C. Parks Lena Smith Catherine Brown Virginia Reid with titles covering Quaker origins social life and education. Sunday May 30 at 3 30 p m the Baccalaureate sermon by Rev J W Tynes Provident Baptist Greensboro. Class night a pageant Tuesday June 1 at 8 p m Graduating exercises Friday June 4 at 8 15 p m Shaw University President Dr Robert P Daniel guest speaker Willie C Parks valedictorian Edith Williamson salutatorian. All programs begin promptly and are open to parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Hattie Malloy
Doris Harrington
Elizabeth Fry
Edith Williamson
Willie C. Parks
N. C
Catherine Brown
Virginia Reid
J. W. Tynes
Provident Baptist Church
Greensboro
Robert P. Daniel
Shaw University
Hairy Cat Translation of Caterpillar Quoted
A note explains that the word caterpillar, translated literally, means hair cat. The remark highlights how a common term traces to a descriptive zoological image.
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